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what gun should be in everyone's collection?
goldeneagle76
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This may have been done before but i could not find it doing a search. What guns, in your opinion, should definitely be in everyone's gun collection?
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The only real guns are wheel guns!
I can't really go by brand so much as by caliber in a brand that works well. My choices would be .308 or 30-06 for rifle, .223 for light rifle, and a .45 ACP or .40 S&W for a pistol.
The 30-06 can take anything on the North American continent, .308 just needs a little closer. The .223 is an all around varmint rifle capable of taking a deer if need be(although it isn't legal in some states), and the .45 or .40 work great as defensive weapons, which is what a pistol is supposed to be. The caliber choices I have given are very popular and you can find them anywhere. You can also find plentiful supplies of military or LE surplus. -good luck
Edited: I plumb,dumb forgot to add a 12 guage shotgun in a good working model. You will need it to bring in the birds, defend the home and ammo is plentiful.
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An older .22 single shot. Like the Winchester M67 or Remington 510.
A .22 caliber pistol. S&W M18 or 17, H&R 999,Ruger auto or revolver.
A 30/30. Either a Winchester or Marlin lever action.
A 30-06. Maybe a Winchester M-70 or Remington 700, or Springfield 03.
A 12 guage auto. Could be a Browning A-5 or Remington 1100.
A quality 20 guage double S/S. Brownings,Berettas, Ithacas are all good.
Also a .44 magnum revolver. I like S&W M29's, Ruger Super Blackhawks, Anacondas, and Llama Super Commanches made 20-25 years ago.
A S&W "J" frame snub in .38caliber or a Colt Detective Special.
Finally a Colt .45 auto.
That's nine guns. Round it out with a .22-250 single shot. A Browning
or a Ruger No.1.
If I could only have one gun it would be the 12 guage. If only two I'd add a .22 rifle, and if three, I'd get a 30-06.
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this is not a technical question.[B)]
youll get more responses in the gen discuss room and it wont be locked at 10 either.[;)]
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